“Governments would have a much harder time collecting taxes and providing services.” I don’t know if that is a good thing or not. I like having a fire department, a police department, and unemployment insurance. Businesses provide a more manageable pool of identifiable taxable entities (assuming they are taxed appropriately!)

“Workers would have more autonomy, but also more financial risk.” I agree but find that statement to support of keeping employment relationships. If you want to try for the high reward incident to business ownership, you bear the higher risk. I would think that many people prefer the security and coincident lower risk as an employee. Employees may grouse about their boss, but few have the “courage of their convictions” to leave the low risk behind.

“The national health insurance debate would have to be resolved, and may not involve governmental intervention.” Don’t get me started on how what was once a true enticement became the cornerstone of heathcare access for the uninsurable.

Thanks for a thoughtful article!

]]>By: Awatkinshttps://www.hrexaminer.com/a-modest-proposal%e2%80%94eliminate-the-employment-relationship/comment-page-1/#comment-1754
Tue, 21 Sep 2010 15:27:00 +0000https://www.hrexaminer.com/?p=4776#comment-1754i think you offer interesting ideas, but to me, dissolving corporations as well as employer/employee relationships in favor of partnerships and sole proprietors would create a healthier business climate over the long run. I have long held that all people are self employed, only some of them don’t realize it!

as far as taxes and healthcare. i see a single payer healthcare solution as the best way to segregate out the healthcare costs from business, where it has no business being in the first place, same with taxes. we will need to pay taxes as long as we expect basic services, though we may argue over how much each person should pay and over how many services a person should be able to receive. tax collection might be a bit more problematic, but the govt would just have to take a hard line, and prosecute tax cheats to the fullest extent of the law. if your home, your liberty and any other asset of freedom was truly in jeopardy, i think must people would not fail to pay most of their taxes.

]]>By: Anonymoushttps://www.hrexaminer.com/a-modest-proposal%e2%80%94eliminate-the-employment-relationship/comment-page-1/#comment-1743
Tue, 21 Sep 2010 13:05:00 +0000https://www.hrexaminer.com/?p=4776#comment-1743While an interesting argument… dissolving the employer-employee relationship will, I believe, actually make matters worse.
The short term solution that this presents is tempting but the long-term issues would be far greater. Like when legislation and company standards moved personal finances to the employee (a la 401K). Many people understand as much about personal finances as they do contracting and running a business.